Wednesday in photos

A Lebanese man tries to avoid getting soaked by high waves crashing on the seafront, at the Beirut corniche, Lebanon, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Lebanon is under the effects of a blustery storm, dubbed Alexa, dropped torrential rain and snow and pushed temperatures below freezing in northern Lebanon and some areas of the Bekaa Valley, which is dotted with informal Syrian refugee settlements. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Photo by Hussein Malla